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Death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after Tennessee’s failed execution, her lawyers say. The convicted murderer was given two doses of pentobarbital, a lethal drug used by the US […]

Baltimore Maryland police at Leon Day Park shooting

Girl, 12, killed after shooting over ‘parking space’ in Baltimore

A 12-year-old girl was killed after a shooting broke out over an apparent dispute over parking, Baltimore police said. According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, police responded to reports of gunshots at Leon Day […]

US Marine Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard

Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan’s Okinawa

For many Okinawa locals, the arrest of a US soldier accused of robbing and killing a woman in a hotel room has reignited decades of frustration over crimes involving US military personnel there. “Honestly my […]

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Investigation into alleged gang rape at Cornell University reopened by prosecutors

New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the alleged gang rape of a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house two years ago. The woman, who was a 20-year-old student at the time, […]

Man who has spent 40 years on death row in Utah released after DNA evidence

A man who has spent 40 years on death row in Utah is being released after prosecutors said newly analysed DNA evidence did not match him. A judge has ordered that Douglas Stewart Carter, who […]

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action over search warrants relating to his arrest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in February. The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, in the wake of information that emerged […]

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife’s baby in ‘horrific’ robbery

October 2, 2026 0

A businessman was beaten with hammers by masked men who broke into his home and threatened to kill his heavily pregnant wife unless he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency. Speaking to the […]

‘Quantity of petrol’ but no explosives found in three vehicles near RAF Fairford

A quantity of petrol but no explosive devices were found during searches of the three vans near RAF Fairford in the west of England, counter-terror police have said. Five men were arrested on suspicion of […]

Ex-world snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sex abuse

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years for historical child sex abuse. Warning: This article contains details of child sexual abuse. The shamed sportsman denied any wrongdoing but was last […]

Manchester City FC found guilty of breaking majority of 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching

September 27, 2026 0

Manchester City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching. The Athletic is reporting that the sanctions have not been decided but that the independent […]

Seven arrested for using Ghanaian banknotes to make ‘money bouquets’

Ghanaian authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly using banknotes to make so-called “money bouquets” and decorate cakes. The Bank of Ghana says the practice is illegal and amounts to misuse and improper handling of […]

Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan’s Okinawa

Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student

Three Egyptian security officials have been convicted by a Rome court over the kidnapping of an Italian student whose tortured body was found in Cairo a decade ago. The men, who were tried in absentia, […]

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland